Chapter VI

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From this reading Nay, nay, thou greedie _Tantalus_ (quoth he) lx Abide the fortune of thy present fate, And vnto all that liue in high degree, Ensample be of mind intemperate[691], To teach them how to vse their present state.

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading He lookt a little further, and espyde lxi Another wretch, whose carkasse deepe was drent Within the riuer, which the same did hyde: But both his hands most filthy feculent, Aboue the water were on high extent, And faynd to wash themselues incessantly; Yet nothing cleaner were for such intent, But rather fowler seemed to the eye; So lost his labour vaine and idle industry.

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From this reading Deepe was he drenched to the vpmost chin, lviii Yet gaped still, as coueting to drinke Of the cold liquor, which he waded in, And stretching forth his hand, did often thinke To reach the fruit, which grew vpon the brincke: But both the fruit from hand, and floud from mouth Did flie abacke, and made him vainely swinke: The whiles he steru’d with hunger and with drouth He daily dyde, yet neuer throughly dyen couth.

dwell

From this reading Nay, nay, thou greedie _Tantalus_ (quoth he) lx Abide the fortune of thy present fate, And vnto all that liue in high degree, Ensample be of mind intemperate[691], To teach them how to vse their present state.

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From this reading He lookt a little further, and espyde lxi Another wretch, whose carkasse deepe was drent Within the riuer, which the same did hyde: But both his hands most filthy feculent, Aboue the water were on high extent, And faynd to wash themselues incessantly; Yet nothing cleaner were for such intent, But rather fowler seemed to the eye; So lost his labour vaine and idle industry.

containing or expressing accusation

From this reading Then gan the cursed wretch aloud to cry, Accusing highest _Ioue_ and gods ingrate, And eke blaspheming heauen bitterly, As authour of vniustice, there to let him dye.

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From this reading The knight him seeing labour so in vaine, lix Askt who he was, and what he ment thereby: Who groning deepe, thus answerd him againe; Most cursed of all creatures vnder skye, Lo _Tantalus_, I here tormented lye: Of whom high _Ioue_ wont whylome feasted bee, Lo here I now for want of food doe dye: But if that thou be such, as I thee see, Of grace I pray thee, giue to eat and drinke to mee.

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading The knight him seeing labour so in vaine, lix Askt who he was, and what he ment thereby: Who groning deepe, thus answerd him againe; Most cursed of all creatures vnder skye, Lo _Tantalus_, I here tormented lye: Of whom high _Ioue_ wont whylome feasted bee, Lo here I now for want of food doe dye: But if that thou be such, as I thee see, Of grace I pray thee, giue to eat and drinke to mee.

using the voice; not silently

From this reading Then gan the cursed wretch aloud to cry, Accusing highest _Ioue_ and gods ingrate, And eke blaspheming heauen bitterly, As authour of vniustice, there to let him dye.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Deepe was he drenched to the vpmost chin, lviii Yet gaped still, as coueting to drinke Of the cold liquor, which he waded in, And stretching forth his hand, did often thinke To reach the fruit, which grew vpon the brincke: But both the fruit from hand, and floud from mouth Did flie abacke, and made him vainely swinke: The whiles he steru’d with hunger and with drouth He daily dyde, yet neuer throughly dyen couth.

one more of the same kind, or a different one

From this reading He lookt a little further, and espyde lxi Another wretch, whose carkasse deepe was drent Within the riuer, which the same did hyde: But both his hands most filthy feculent, Aboue the water were on high extent, And faynd to wash themselues incessantly; Yet nothing cleaner were for such intent, But rather fowler seemed to the eye; So lost his labour vaine and idle industry.

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From this reading The knight him seeing labour so in vaine, lix Askt who he was, and what he ment thereby: Who groning deepe, thus answerd him againe; Most cursed of all creatures vnder skye, Lo _Tantalus_, I here tormented lye: Of whom high _Ioue_ wont whylome feasted bee, Lo here I now for want of food doe dye: But if that thou be such, as I thee see, Of grace I pray thee, giue to eat and drinke to mee.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading Deepe was he drenched to the vpmost chin, lviii Yet gaped still, as coueting to drinke Of the cold liquor, which he waded in, And stretching forth his hand, did often thinke To reach the fruit, which grew vpon the brincke: But both the fruit from hand, and floud from mouth Did flie abacke, and made him vainely swinke: The whiles he steru’d with hunger and with drouth He daily dyde, yet neuer throughly dyen couth.

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From this reading The knight him seeing labour so in vaine, lix Askt who he was, and what he ment thereby: Who groning deepe, thus answerd him againe; Most cursed of all creatures vnder skye, Lo _Tantalus_, I here tormented lye: Of whom high _Ioue_ wont whylome feasted bee, Lo here I now for want of food doe dye: But if that thou be such, as I thee see, Of grace I pray thee, giue to eat and drinke to mee.

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From this reading Then gan the cursed wretch aloud to cry, Accusing highest _Ioue_ and gods ingrate, And eke blaspheming heauen bitterly, As authour of vniustice, there to let him dye.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading The knight him seeing labour so in vaine, lix Askt who he was, and what he ment thereby: Who groning deepe, thus answerd him againe; Most cursed of all creatures vnder skye, Lo _Tantalus_, I here tormented lye: Of whom high _Ioue_ wont whylome feasted bee, Lo here I now for want of food doe dye: But if that thou be such, as I thee see, Of grace I pray thee, giue to eat and drinke to mee.

any of numerous hairy-bodied insects including social and solitary species

From this reading The knight him seeing labour so in vaine, lix Askt who he was, and what he ment thereby: Who groning deepe, thus answerd him againe; Most cursed of all creatures vnder skye, Lo _Tantalus_, I here tormented lye: Of whom high _Ioue_ wont whylome feasted bee, Lo here I now for want of food doe dye: But if that thou be such, as I thee see, Of grace I pray thee, giue to eat and drinke to mee.

with bitterness; in a resentful manner

From this reading Then gan the cursed wretch aloud to cry, Accusing highest _Ioue_ and gods ingrate, And eke blaspheming heauen bitterly, As authour of vniustice, there to let him dye.

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From this reading Then gan the cursed wretch aloud to cry, Accusing highest _Ioue_ and gods ingrate, And eke blaspheming heauen bitterly, As authour of vniustice, there to let him dye.

the two together, not just one

From this reading Deepe was he drenched to the vpmost chin, lviii Yet gaped still, as coueting to drinke Of the cold liquor, which he waded in, And stretching forth his hand, did often thinke To reach the fruit, which grew vpon the brincke: But both the fruit from hand, and floud from mouth Did flie abacke, and made him vainely swinke: The whiles he steru’d with hunger and with drouth He daily dyde, yet neuer throughly dyen couth.

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From this reading Deepe was he drenched to the vpmost chin, lviii Yet gaped still, as coueting to drinke Of the cold liquor, which he waded in, And stretching forth his hand, did often thinke To reach the fruit, which grew vpon the brincke: But both the fruit from hand, and floud from mouth Did flie abacke, and made him vainely swinke: The whiles he steru’d with hunger and with drouth He daily dyde, yet neuer throughly dyen couth.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Deepe was he drenched to the vpmost chin, lviii Yet gaped still, as coueting to drinke Of the cold liquor, which he waded in, And stretching forth his hand, did often thinke To reach the fruit, which grew vpon the brincke: But both the fruit from hand, and floud from mouth Did flie abacke, and made him vainely swinke: The whiles he steru’d with hunger and with drouth He daily dyde, yet neuer throughly dyen couth.

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From this reading He lookt a little further, and espyde lxi Another wretch, whose carkasse deepe was drent Within the riuer, which the same did hyde: But both his hands most filthy feculent, Aboue the water were on high extent, And faynd to wash themselues incessantly; Yet nothing cleaner were for such intent, But rather fowler seemed to the eye; So lost his labour vaine and idle industry.

the protruding part of the lower jaw

From this reading Deepe was he drenched to the vpmost chin, lviii Yet gaped still, as coueting to drinke Of the cold liquor, which he waded in, And stretching forth his hand, did often thinke To reach the fruit, which grew vpon the brincke: But both the fruit from hand, and floud from mouth Did flie abacke, and made him vainely swinke: The whiles he steru’d with hunger and with drouth He daily dyde, yet neuer throughly dyen couth.

a preparation used in cleaning something

From this reading He lookt a little further, and espyde lxi Another wretch, whose carkasse deepe was drent Within the riuer, which the same did hyde: But both his hands most filthy feculent, Aboue the water were on high extent, And faynd to wash themselues incessantly; Yet nothing cleaner were for such intent, But rather fowler seemed to the eye; So lost his labour vaine and idle industry.

having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration

From this reading Deepe was he drenched to the vpmost chin, lviii Yet gaped still, as coueting to drinke Of the cold liquor, which he waded in, And stretching forth his hand, did often thinke To reach the fruit, which grew vpon the brincke: But both the fruit from hand, and floud from mouth Did flie abacke, and made him vainely swinke: The whiles he steru’d with hunger and with drouth He daily dyde, yet neuer throughly dyen couth.

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From this reading Deepe was he drenched to the vpmost chin, lviii Yet gaped still, as coueting to drinke Of the cold liquor, which he waded in, And stretching forth his hand, did often thinke To reach the fruit, which grew vpon the brincke: But both the fruit from hand, and floud from mouth Did flie abacke, and made him vainely swinke: The whiles he steru’d with hunger and with drouth He daily dyde, yet neuer throughly dyen couth.

(used facetiously) refinement

From this reading Deepe was he drenched to the vpmost chin, lviii Yet gaped still, as coueting to drinke Of the cold liquor, which he waded in, And stretching forth his hand, did often thinke To reach the fruit, which grew vpon the brincke: But both the fruit from hand, and floud from mouth Did flie abacke, and made him vainely swinke: The whiles he steru’d with hunger and with drouth He daily dyde, yet neuer throughly dyen couth.

plural of “creature” — a living organism characterized by voluntary movement

From this reading The knight him seeing labour so in vaine, lix Askt who he was, and what he ment thereby: Who groning deepe, thus answerd him againe; Most cursed of all creatures vnder skye, Lo _Tantalus_, I here tormented lye: Of whom high _Ioue_ wont whylome feasted bee, Lo here I now for want of food doe dye: But if that thou be such, as I thee see, Of grace I pray thee, giue to eat and drinke to mee.

utter a sudden loud cry

From this reading Then gan the cursed wretch aloud to cry, Accusing highest _Ioue_ and gods ingrate, And eke blaspheming heauen bitterly, As authour of vniustice, there to let him dye.

deserving a curse; sometimes used as an intensifier

From this reading The knight him seeing labour so in vaine, lix Askt who he was, and what he ment thereby: Who groning deepe, thus answerd him againe; Most cursed of all creatures vnder skye, Lo _Tantalus_, I here tormented lye: Of whom high _Ioue_ wont whylome feasted bee, Lo here I now for want of food doe dye: But if that thou be such, as I thee see, Of grace I pray thee, giue to eat and drinke to mee.

every day; without missing a day

From this reading Deepe was he drenched to the vpmost chin, lviii Yet gaped still, as coueting to drinke Of the cold liquor, which he waded in, And stretching forth his hand, did often thinke To reach the fruit, which grew vpon the brincke: But both the fruit from hand, and floud from mouth Did flie abacke, and made him vainely swinke: The whiles he steru’d with hunger and with drouth He daily dyde, yet neuer throughly dyen couth.

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From this reading Deepe was he drenched to the vpmost chin, lviii Yet gaped still, as coueting to drinke Of the cold liquor, which he waded in, And stretching forth his hand, did often thinke To reach the fruit, which grew vpon the brincke: But both the fruit from hand, and floud from mouth Did flie abacke, and made him vainely swinke: The whiles he steru’d with hunger and with drouth He daily dyde, yet neuer throughly dyen couth.

a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality

From this reading Nay, nay, thou greedie _Tantalus_ (quoth he) lx Abide the fortune of thy present fate, And vnto all that liue in high degree, Ensample be of mind intemperate[691], To teach them how to vse their present state.

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading Deepe was he drenched to the vpmost chin, lviii Yet gaped still, as coueting to drinke Of the cold liquor, which he waded in, And stretching forth his hand, did often thinke To reach the fruit, which grew vpon the brincke: But both the fruit from hand, and floud from mouth Did flie abacke, and made him vainely swinke: The whiles he steru’d with hunger and with drouth He daily dyde, yet neuer throughly dyen couth.

the federal department responsible for maintaining a national energy policy of the United States; created in 1977

From this reading The knight him seeing labour so in vaine, lix Askt who he was, and what he ment thereby: Who groning deepe, thus answerd him againe; Most cursed of all creatures vnder skye, Lo _Tantalus_, I here tormented lye: Of whom high _Ioue_ wont whylome feasted bee, Lo here I now for want of food doe dye: But if that thou be such, as I thee see, Of grace I pray thee, giue to eat and drinke to mee.

abundantly covered or supplied with; often used in combination

From this reading Deepe was he drenched to the vpmost chin, lviii Yet gaped still, as coueting to drinke Of the cold liquor, which he waded in, And stretching forth his hand, did often thinke To reach the fruit, which grew vpon the brincke: But both the fruit from hand, and floud from mouth Did flie abacke, and made him vainely swinke: The whiles he steru’d with hunger and with drouth He daily dyde, yet neuer throughly dyen couth.

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From this reading He lookt a little further, and espyde lxi Another wretch, whose carkasse deepe was drent Within the riuer, which the same did hyde: But both his hands most filthy feculent, Aboue the water were on high extent, And faynd to wash themselues incessantly; Yet nothing cleaner were for such intent, But rather fowler seemed to the eye; So lost his labour vaine and idle industry.

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From this reading Deepe was he drenched to the vpmost chin, lviii Yet gaped still, as coueting to drinke Of the cold liquor, which he waded in, And stretching forth his hand, did often thinke To reach the fruit, which grew vpon the brincke: But both the fruit from hand, and floud from mouth Did flie abacke, and made him vainely swinke: The whiles he steru’d with hunger and with drouth He daily dyde, yet neuer throughly dyen couth.

a prolonged shortage

From this reading Deepe was he drenched to the vpmost chin, lviii Yet gaped still, as coueting to drinke Of the cold liquor, which he waded in, And stretching forth his hand, did often thinke To reach the fruit, which grew vpon the brincke: But both the fruit from hand, and floud from mouth Did flie abacke, and made him vainely swinke: The whiles he steru’d with hunger and with drouth He daily dyde, yet neuer throughly dyen couth.

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From this reading Deepe was he drenched to the vpmost chin, lviii Yet gaped still, as coueting to drinke Of the cold liquor, which he waded in, And stretching forth his hand, did often thinke To reach the fruit, which grew vpon the brincke: But both the fruit from hand, and floud from mouth Did flie abacke, and made him vainely swinke: The whiles he steru’d with hunger and with drouth He daily dyde, yet neuer throughly dyen couth.

color with dye

From this reading The knight him seeing labour so in vaine, lix Askt who he was, and what he ment thereby: Who groning deepe, thus answerd him againe; Most cursed of all creatures vnder skye, Lo _Tantalus_, I here tormented lye: Of whom high _Ioue_ wont whylome feasted bee, Lo here I now for want of food doe dye: But if that thou be such, as I thee see, Of grace I pray thee, giue to eat and drinke to mee.

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From this reading Deepe was he drenched to the vpmost chin, lviii Yet gaped still, as coueting to drinke Of the cold liquor, which he waded in, And stretching forth his hand, did often thinke To reach the fruit, which grew vpon the brincke: But both the fruit from hand, and floud from mouth Did flie abacke, and made him vainely swinke: The whiles he steru’d with hunger and with drouth He daily dyde, yet neuer throughly dyen couth.

take in solid food

From this reading The knight him seeing labour so in vaine, lix Askt who he was, and what he ment thereby: Who groning deepe, thus answerd him againe; Most cursed of all creatures vnder skye, Lo _Tantalus_, I here tormented lye: Of whom high _Ioue_ wont whylome feasted bee, Lo here I now for want of food doe dye: But if that thou be such, as I thee see, Of grace I pray thee, giue to eat and drinke to mee.

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From this reading Then gan the cursed wretch aloud to cry, Accusing highest _Ioue_ and gods ingrate, And eke blaspheming heauen bitterly, As authour of vniustice, there to let him dye.

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From this reading Nay, nay, thou greedie _Tantalus_ (quoth he) lx Abide the fortune of thy present fate, And vnto all that liue in high degree, Ensample be of mind intemperate[691], To teach them how to vse their present state.

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From this reading He lookt a little further, and espyde lxi Another wretch, whose carkasse deepe was drent Within the riuer, which the same did hyde: But both his hands most filthy feculent, Aboue the water were on high extent, And faynd to wash themselues incessantly; Yet nothing cleaner were for such intent, But rather fowler seemed to the eye; So lost his labour vaine and idle industry.

the point or degree to which something extends

From this reading He lookt a little further, and espyde lxi Another wretch, whose carkasse deepe was drent Within the riuer, which the same did hyde: But both his hands most filthy feculent, Aboue the water were on high extent, And faynd to wash themselues incessantly; Yet nothing cleaner were for such intent, But rather fowler seemed to the eye; So lost his labour vaine and idle industry.

the organ of sight

From this reading He lookt a little further, and espyde lxi Another wretch, whose carkasse deepe was drent Within the riuer, which the same did hyde: But both his hands most filthy feculent, Aboue the water were on high extent, And faynd to wash themselues incessantly; Yet nothing cleaner were for such intent, But rather fowler seemed to the eye; So lost his labour vaine and idle industry.

an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future

From this reading Nay, nay, thou greedie _Tantalus_ (quoth he) lx Abide the fortune of thy present fate, And vnto all that liue in high degree, Ensample be of mind intemperate[691], To teach them how to vse their present state.

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From this reading He lookt a little further, and espyde lxi Another wretch, whose carkasse deepe was drent Within the riuer, which the same did hyde: But both his hands most filthy feculent, Aboue the water were on high extent, And faynd to wash themselues incessantly; Yet nothing cleaner were for such intent, But rather fowler seemed to the eye; So lost his labour vaine and idle industry.

past form of “feast” — partake in a feast or banquet

From this reading The knight him seeing labour so in vaine, lix Askt who he was, and what he ment thereby: Who groning deepe, thus answerd him againe; Most cursed of all creatures vnder skye, Lo _Tantalus_, I here tormented lye: Of whom high _Ioue_ wont whylome feasted bee, Lo here I now for want of food doe dye: But if that thou be such, as I thee see, Of grace I pray thee, giue to eat and drinke to mee.

foul with waste matter

From this reading He lookt a little further, and espyde lxi Another wretch, whose carkasse deepe was drent Within the riuer, which the same did hyde: But both his hands most filthy feculent, Aboue the water were on high extent, And faynd to wash themselues incessantly; Yet nothing cleaner were for such intent, But rather fowler seemed to the eye; So lost his labour vaine and idle industry.

disgustingly dirty; filled or smeared with offensive matter

From this reading He lookt a little further, and espyde lxi Another wretch, whose carkasse deepe was drent Within the riuer, which the same did hyde: But both his hands most filthy feculent, Aboue the water were on high extent, And faynd to wash themselues incessantly; Yet nothing cleaner were for such intent, But rather fowler seemed to the eye; So lost his labour vaine and idle industry.

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From this reading Deepe was he drenched to the vpmost chin, lviii Yet gaped still, as coueting to drinke Of the cold liquor, which he waded in, And stretching forth his hand, did often thinke To reach the fruit, which grew vpon the brincke: But both the fruit from hand, and floud from mouth Did flie abacke, and made him vainely swinke: The whiles he steru’d with hunger and with drouth He daily dyde, yet neuer throughly dyen couth.

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From this reading Deepe was he drenched to the vpmost chin, lviii Yet gaped still, as coueting to drinke Of the cold liquor, which he waded in, And stretching forth his hand, did often thinke To reach the fruit, which grew vpon the brincke: But both the fruit from hand, and floud from mouth Did flie abacke, and made him vainely swinke: The whiles he steru’d with hunger and with drouth He daily dyde, yet neuer throughly dyen couth.

any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue

From this reading The knight him seeing labour so in vaine, lix Askt who he was, and what he ment thereby: Who groning deepe, thus answerd him againe; Most cursed of all creatures vnder skye, Lo _Tantalus_, I here tormented lye: Of whom high _Ioue_ wont whylome feasted bee, Lo here I now for want of food doe dye: But if that thou be such, as I thee see, Of grace I pray thee, giue to eat and drinke to mee.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading The knight him seeing labour so in vaine, lix Askt who he was, and what he ment thereby: Who groning deepe, thus answerd him againe; Most cursed of all creatures vnder skye, Lo _Tantalus_, I here tormented lye: Of whom high _Ioue_ wont whylome feasted bee, Lo here I now for want of food doe dye: But if that thou be such, as I thee see, Of grace I pray thee, giue to eat and drinke to mee.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading Deepe was he drenched to the vpmost chin, lviii Yet gaped still, as coueting to drinke Of the cold liquor, which he waded in, And stretching forth his hand, did often thinke To reach the fruit, which grew vpon the brincke: But both the fruit from hand, and floud from mouth Did flie abacke, and made him vainely swinke: The whiles he steru’d with hunger and with drouth He daily dyde, yet neuer throughly dyen couth.

an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another

From this reading Nay, nay, thou greedie _Tantalus_ (quoth he) lx Abide the fortune of thy present fate, And vnto all that liue in high degree, Ensample be of mind intemperate[691], To teach them how to vse their present state.

English lexicographer who wrote a well-known book on English usage (1858-1933)

From this reading He lookt a little further, and espyde lxi Another wretch, whose carkasse deepe was drent Within the riuer, which the same did hyde: But both his hands most filthy feculent, Aboue the water were on high extent, And faynd to wash themselues incessantly; Yet nothing cleaner were for such intent, But rather fowler seemed to the eye; So lost his labour vaine and idle industry.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Deepe was he drenched to the vpmost chin, lviii Yet gaped still, as coueting to drinke Of the cold liquor, which he waded in, And stretching forth his hand, did often thinke To reach the fruit, which grew vpon the brincke: But both the fruit from hand, and floud from mouth Did flie abacke, and made him vainely swinke: The whiles he steru’d with hunger and with drouth He daily dyde, yet neuer throughly dyen couth.

the ripened reproductive body of a seed plant

From this reading Deepe was he drenched to the vpmost chin, lviii Yet gaped still, as coueting to drinke Of the cold liquor, which he waded in, And stretching forth his hand, did often thinke To reach the fruit, which grew vpon the brincke: But both the fruit from hand, and floud from mouth Did flie abacke, and made him vainely swinke: The whiles he steru’d with hunger and with drouth He daily dyde, yet neuer throughly dyen couth.

to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage (“further” is used more often than “farther” in this abstract sense)

From this reading He lookt a little further, and espyde lxi Another wretch, whose carkasse deepe was drent Within the riuer, which the same did hyde: But both his hands most filthy feculent, Aboue the water were on high extent, And faynd to wash themselues incessantly; Yet nothing cleaner were for such intent, But rather fowler seemed to the eye; So lost his labour vaine and idle industry.

inflected form of “gin” — separate the seeds from (cotton) with a cotton gin

From this reading Then gan the cursed wretch aloud to cry, Accusing highest _Ioue_ and gods ingrate, And eke blaspheming heauen bitterly, As authour of vniustice, there to let him dye.

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From this reading Deepe was he drenched to the vpmost chin, lviii Yet gaped still, as coueting to drinke Of the cold liquor, which he waded in, And stretching forth his hand, did often thinke To reach the fruit, which grew vpon the brincke: But both the fruit from hand, and floud from mouth Did flie abacke, and made him vainely swinke: The whiles he steru’d with hunger and with drouth He daily dyde, yet neuer throughly dyen couth.

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From this reading The knight him seeing labour so in vaine, lix Askt who he was, and what he ment thereby: Who groning deepe, thus answerd him againe; Most cursed of all creatures vnder skye, Lo _Tantalus_, I here tormented lye: Of whom high _Ioue_ wont whylome feasted bee, Lo here I now for want of food doe dye: But if that thou be such, as I thee see, Of grace I pray thee, giue to eat and drinke to mee.

plural of “god” — the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions

From this reading Then gan the cursed wretch aloud to cry, Accusing highest _Ioue_ and gods ingrate, And eke blaspheming heauen bitterly, As authour of vniustice, there to let him dye.

(Christian theology) a state of sanctification by God; the state of one who is under such divine influence

From this reading The knight him seeing labour so in vaine, lix Askt who he was, and what he ment thereby: Who groning deepe, thus answerd him againe; Most cursed of all creatures vnder skye, Lo _Tantalus_, I here tormented lye: Of whom high _Ioue_ wont whylome feasted bee, Lo here I now for want of food doe dye: But if that thou be such, as I thee see, Of grace I pray thee, giue to eat and drinke to mee.

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From this reading Nay, nay, thou greedie _Tantalus_ (quoth he) lx Abide the fortune of thy present fate, And vnto all that liue in high degree, Ensample be of mind intemperate[691], To teach them how to vse their present state.

inflected form of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become

From this reading Deepe was he drenched to the vpmost chin, lviii Yet gaped still, as coueting to drinke Of the cold liquor, which he waded in, And stretching forth his hand, did often thinke To reach the fruit, which grew vpon the brincke: But both the fruit from hand, and floud from mouth Did flie abacke, and made him vainely swinke: The whiles he steru’d with hunger and with drouth He daily dyde, yet neuer throughly dyen couth.

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From this reading The knight him seeing labour so in vaine, lix Askt who he was, and what he ment thereby: Who groning deepe, thus answerd him againe; Most cursed of all creatures vnder skye, Lo _Tantalus_, I here tormented lye: Of whom high _Ioue_ wont whylome feasted bee, Lo here I now for want of food doe dye: But if that thou be such, as I thee see, Of grace I pray thee, giue to eat and drinke to mee.

the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb

From this reading Deepe was he drenched to the vpmost chin, lviii Yet gaped still, as coueting to drinke Of the cold liquor, which he waded in, And stretching forth his hand, did often thinke To reach the fruit, which grew vpon the brincke: But both the fruit from hand, and floud from mouth Did flie abacke, and made him vainely swinke: The whiles he steru’d with hunger and with drouth He daily dyde, yet neuer throughly dyen couth.

(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child

From this reading He lookt a little further, and espyde lxi Another wretch, whose carkasse deepe was drent Within the riuer, which the same did hyde: But both his hands most filthy feculent, Aboue the water were on high extent, And faynd to wash themselues incessantly; Yet nothing cleaner were for such intent, But rather fowler seemed to the eye; So lost his labour vaine and idle industry.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Deepe was he drenched to the vpmost chin, lviii Yet gaped still, as coueting to drinke Of the cold liquor, which he waded in, And stretching forth his hand, did often thinke To reach the fruit, which grew vpon the brincke: But both the fruit from hand, and floud from mouth Did flie abacke, and made him vainely swinke: The whiles he steru’d with hunger and with drouth He daily dyde, yet neuer throughly dyen couth.

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From this reading Then gan the cursed wretch aloud to cry, Accusing highest _Ioue_ and gods ingrate, And eke blaspheming heauen bitterly, As authour of vniustice, there to let him dye.

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading The knight him seeing labour so in vaine, lix Askt who he was, and what he ment thereby: Who groning deepe, thus answerd him againe; Most cursed of all creatures vnder skye, Lo _Tantalus_, I here tormented lye: Of whom high _Ioue_ wont whylome feasted bee, Lo here I now for want of food doe dye: But if that thou be such, as I thee see, Of grace I pray thee, giue to eat and drinke to mee.

greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount

From this reading The knight him seeing labour so in vaine, lix Askt who he was, and what he ment thereby: Who groning deepe, thus answerd him againe; Most cursed of all creatures vnder skye, Lo _Tantalus_, I here tormented lye: Of whom high _Ioue_ wont whylome feasted bee, Lo here I now for want of food doe dye: But if that thou be such, as I thee see, Of grace I pray thee, giue to eat and drinke to mee.

superlative of “high” — greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount

From this reading Then gan the cursed wretch aloud to cry, Accusing highest _Ioue_ and gods ingrate, And eke blaspheming heauen bitterly, As authour of vniustice, there to let him dye.

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Deepe was he drenched to the vpmost chin, lviii Yet gaped still, as coueting to drinke Of the cold liquor, which he waded in, And stretching forth his hand, did often thinke To reach the fruit, which grew vpon the brincke: But both the fruit from hand, and floud from mouth Did flie abacke, and made him vainely swinke: The whiles he steru’d with hunger and with drouth He daily dyde, yet neuer throughly dyen couth.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Deepe was he drenched to the vpmost chin, lviii Yet gaped still, as coueting to drinke Of the cold liquor, which he waded in, And stretching forth his hand, did often thinke To reach the fruit, which grew vpon the brincke: But both the fruit from hand, and floud from mouth Did flie abacke, and made him vainely swinke: The whiles he steru’d with hunger and with drouth He daily dyde, yet neuer throughly dyen couth.

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From this reading Nay, nay, thou greedie _Tantalus_ (quoth he) lx Abide the fortune of thy present fate, And vnto all that liue in high degree, Ensample be of mind intemperate[691], To teach them how to vse their present state.

a physiological need for food; the consequence of food deprivation

From this reading Deepe was he drenched to the vpmost chin, lviii Yet gaped still, as coueting to drinke Of the cold liquor, which he waded in, And stretching forth his hand, did often thinke To reach the fruit, which grew vpon the brincke: But both the fruit from hand, and floud from mouth Did flie abacke, and made him vainely swinke: The whiles he steru’d with hunger and with drouth He daily dyde, yet neuer throughly dyen couth.

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From this reading He lookt a little further, and espyde lxi Another wretch, whose carkasse deepe was drent Within the riuer, which the same did hyde: But both his hands most filthy feculent, Aboue the water were on high extent, And faynd to wash themselues incessantly; Yet nothing cleaner were for such intent, But rather fowler seemed to the eye; So lost his labour vaine and idle industry.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading The knight him seeing labour so in vaine, lix Askt who he was, and what he ment thereby: Who groning deepe, thus answerd him againe; Most cursed of all creatures vnder skye, Lo _Tantalus_, I here tormented lye: Of whom high _Ioue_ wont whylome feasted bee, Lo here I now for want of food doe dye: But if that thou be such, as I thee see, Of grace I pray thee, giue to eat and drinke to mee.

not in action or at work

From this reading He lookt a little further, and espyde lxi Another wretch, whose carkasse deepe was drent Within the riuer, which the same did hyde: But both his hands most filthy feculent, Aboue the water were on high extent, And faynd to wash themselues incessantly; Yet nothing cleaner were for such intent, But rather fowler seemed to the eye; So lost his labour vaine and idle industry.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading The knight him seeing labour so in vaine, lix Askt who he was, and what he ment thereby: Who groning deepe, thus answerd him againe; Most cursed of all creatures vnder skye, Lo _Tantalus_, I here tormented lye: Of whom high _Ioue_ wont whylome feasted bee, Lo here I now for want of food doe dye: But if that thou be such, as I thee see, Of grace I pray thee, giue to eat and drinke to mee.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Deepe was he drenched to the vpmost chin, lviii Yet gaped still, as coueting to drinke Of the cold liquor, which he waded in, And stretching forth his hand, did often thinke To reach the fruit, which grew vpon the brincke: But both the fruit from hand, and floud from mouth Did flie abacke, and made him vainely swinke: The whiles he steru’d with hunger and with drouth He daily dyde, yet neuer throughly dyen couth.

with unflagging resolve

From this reading He lookt a little further, and espyde lxi Another wretch, whose carkasse deepe was drent Within the riuer, which the same did hyde: But both his hands most filthy feculent, Aboue the water were on high extent, And faynd to wash themselues incessantly; Yet nothing cleaner were for such intent, But rather fowler seemed to the eye; So lost his labour vaine and idle industry.

the people or companies engaged in a particular kind of commercial enterprise

From this reading He lookt a little further, and espyde lxi Another wretch, whose carkasse deepe was drent Within the riuer, which the same did hyde: But both his hands most filthy feculent, Aboue the water were on high extent, And faynd to wash themselues incessantly; Yet nothing cleaner were for such intent, But rather fowler seemed to the eye; So lost his labour vaine and idle industry.

a person who shows no gratitude

From this reading Then gan the cursed wretch aloud to cry, Accusing highest _Ioue_ and gods ingrate, And eke blaspheming heauen bitterly, As authour of vniustice, there to let him dye.

(of weather or climate) not mild; subject to extremes

From this reading Nay, nay, thou greedie _Tantalus_ (quoth he) lx Abide the fortune of thy present fate, And vnto all that liue in high degree, Ensample be of mind intemperate[691], To teach them how to vse their present state.

an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions

From this reading He lookt a little further, and espyde lxi Another wretch, whose carkasse deepe was drent Within the riuer, which the same did hyde: But both his hands most filthy feculent, Aboue the water were on high extent, And faynd to wash themselues incessantly; Yet nothing cleaner were for such intent, But rather fowler seemed to the eye; So lost his labour vaine and idle industry.

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From this reading The knight him seeing labour so in vaine, lix Askt who he was, and what he ment thereby: Who groning deepe, thus answerd him againe; Most cursed of all creatures vnder skye, Lo _Tantalus_, I here tormented lye: Of whom high _Ioue_ wont whylome feasted bee, Lo here I now for want of food doe dye: But if that thou be such, as I thee see, Of grace I pray thee, giue to eat and drinke to mee.

originally a person of noble birth trained to arms and chivalry; today in Great Britain a person honored by the sovereign for personal merit

From this reading The knight him seeing labour so in vaine, lix Askt who he was, and what he ment thereby: Who groning deepe, thus answerd him againe; Most cursed of all creatures vnder skye, Lo _Tantalus_, I here tormented lye: Of whom high _Ioue_ wont whylome feasted bee, Lo here I now for want of food doe dye: But if that thou be such, as I thee see, Of grace I pray thee, giue to eat and drinke to mee.

a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages

From this reading The knight him seeing labour so in vaine, lix Askt who he was, and what he ment thereby: Who groning deepe, thus answerd him againe; Most cursed of all creatures vnder skye, Lo _Tantalus_, I here tormented lye: Of whom high _Ioue_ wont whylome feasted bee, Lo here I now for want of food doe dye: But if that thou be such, as I thee see, Of grace I pray thee, giue to eat and drinke to mee.

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading Then gan the cursed wretch aloud to cry, Accusing highest _Ioue_ and gods ingrate, And eke blaspheming heauen bitterly, As authour of vniustice, there to let him dye.

an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented

From this reading Deepe was he drenched to the vpmost chin, lviii Yet gaped still, as coueting to drinke Of the cold liquor, which he waded in, And stretching forth his hand, did often thinke To reach the fruit, which grew vpon the brincke: But both the fruit from hand, and floud from mouth Did flie abacke, and made him vainely swinke: The whiles he steru’d with hunger and with drouth He daily dyde, yet neuer throughly dyen couth.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading He lookt a little further, and espyde lxi Another wretch, whose carkasse deepe was drent Within the riuer, which the same did hyde: But both his hands most filthy feculent, Aboue the water were on high extent, And faynd to wash themselues incessantly; Yet nothing cleaner were for such intent, But rather fowler seemed to the eye; So lost his labour vaine and idle industry.

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From this reading Nay, nay, thou greedie _Tantalus_ (quoth he) lx Abide the fortune of thy present fate, And vnto all that liue in high degree, Ensample be of mind intemperate[691], To teach them how to vse their present state.

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From this reading The knight him seeing labour so in vaine, lix Askt who he was, and what he ment thereby: Who groning deepe, thus answerd him againe; Most cursed of all creatures vnder skye, Lo _Tantalus_, I here tormented lye: Of whom high _Ioue_ wont whylome feasted bee, Lo here I now for want of food doe dye: But if that thou be such, as I thee see, Of grace I pray thee, giue to eat and drinke to mee.

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From this reading The knight him seeing labour so in vaine, lix Askt who he was, and what he ment thereby: Who groning deepe, thus answerd him againe; Most cursed of all creatures vnder skye, Lo _Tantalus_, I here tormented lye: Of whom high _Ioue_ wont whylome feasted bee, Lo here I now for want of food doe dye: But if that thou be such, as I thee see, Of grace I pray thee, giue to eat and drinke to mee.

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From this reading He lookt a little further, and espyde lxi Another wretch, whose carkasse deepe was drent Within the riuer, which the same did hyde: But both his hands most filthy feculent, Aboue the water were on high extent, And faynd to wash themselues incessantly; Yet nothing cleaner were for such intent, But rather fowler seemed to the eye; So lost his labour vaine and idle industry.

no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered

From this reading He lookt a little further, and espyde lxi Another wretch, whose carkasse deepe was drent Within the riuer, which the same did hyde: But both his hands most filthy feculent, Aboue the water were on high extent, And faynd to wash themselues incessantly; Yet nothing cleaner were for such intent, But rather fowler seemed to the eye; So lost his labour vaine and idle industry.

being eight more than fifty

From this reading Deepe was he drenched to the vpmost chin, lviii Yet gaped still, as coueting to drinke Of the cold liquor, which he waded in, And stretching forth his hand, did often thinke To reach the fruit, which grew vpon the brincke: But both the fruit from hand, and floud from mouth Did flie abacke, and made him vainely swinke: The whiles he steru’d with hunger and with drouth He daily dyde, yet neuer throughly dyen couth.

the cardinal number that is the product of ten and six

From this reading Nay, nay, thou greedie _Tantalus_ (quoth he) lx Abide the fortune of thy present fate, And vnto all that liue in high degree, Ensample be of mind intemperate[691], To teach them how to vse their present state.

being one more than sixty

From this reading He lookt a little further, and espyde lxi Another wretch, whose carkasse deepe was drent Within the riuer, which the same did hyde: But both his hands most filthy feculent, Aboue the water were on high extent, And faynd to wash themselues incessantly; Yet nothing cleaner were for such intent, But rather fowler seemed to the eye; So lost his labour vaine and idle industry.

a strong solution of sodium or potassium hydroxide

From this reading The knight him seeing labour so in vaine, lix Askt who he was, and what he ment thereby: Who groning deepe, thus answerd him againe; Most cursed of all creatures vnder skye, Lo _Tantalus_, I here tormented lye: Of whom high _Ioue_ wont whylome feasted bee, Lo here I now for want of food doe dye: But if that thou be such, as I thee see, Of grace I pray thee, giue to eat and drinke to mee.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading Deepe was he drenched to the vpmost chin, lviii Yet gaped still, as coueting to drinke Of the cold liquor, which he waded in, And stretching forth his hand, did often thinke To reach the fruit, which grew vpon the brincke: But both the fruit from hand, and floud from mouth Did flie abacke, and made him vainely swinke: The whiles he steru’d with hunger and with drouth He daily dyde, yet neuer throughly dyen couth.

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From this reading The knight him seeing labour so in vaine, lix Askt who he was, and what he ment thereby: Who groning deepe, thus answerd him againe; Most cursed of all creatures vnder skye, Lo _Tantalus_, I here tormented lye: Of whom high _Ioue_ wont whylome feasted bee, Lo here I now for want of food doe dye: But if that thou be such, as I thee see, Of grace I pray thee, giue to eat and drinke to mee.

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From this reading The knight him seeing labour so in vaine, lix Askt who he was, and what he ment thereby: Who groning deepe, thus answerd him againe; Most cursed of all creatures vnder skye, Lo _Tantalus_, I here tormented lye: Of whom high _Ioue_ wont whylome feasted bee, Lo here I now for want of food doe dye: But if that thou be such, as I thee see, Of grace I pray thee, giue to eat and drinke to mee.

The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

From this reading Nay, nay, thou greedie _Tantalus_ (quoth he) lx Abide the fortune of thy present fate, And vnto all that liue in high degree, Ensample be of mind intemperate[691], To teach them how to vse their present state.

used to form the superlative

From this reading The knight him seeing labour so in vaine, lix Askt who he was, and what he ment thereby: Who groning deepe, thus answerd him againe; Most cursed of all creatures vnder skye, Lo _Tantalus_, I here tormented lye: Of whom high _Ioue_ wont whylome feasted bee, Lo here I now for want of food doe dye: But if that thou be such, as I thee see, Of grace I pray thee, giue to eat and drinke to mee.

the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge

From this reading Deepe was he drenched to the vpmost chin, lviii Yet gaped still, as coueting to drinke Of the cold liquor, which he waded in, And stretching forth his hand, did often thinke To reach the fruit, which grew vpon the brincke: But both the fruit from hand, and floud from mouth Did flie abacke, and made him vainely swinke: The whiles he steru’d with hunger and with drouth He daily dyde, yet neuer throughly dyen couth.

an old word for “no”

From this reading Nay, nay, thou greedie _Tantalus_ (quoth he) lx Abide the fortune of thy present fate, And vnto all that liue in high degree, Ensample be of mind intemperate[691], To teach them how to vse their present state.

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From this reading Deepe was he drenched to the vpmost chin, lviii Yet gaped still, as coueting to drinke Of the cold liquor, which he waded in, And stretching forth his hand, did often thinke To reach the fruit, which grew vpon the brincke: But both the fruit from hand, and floud from mouth Did flie abacke, and made him vainely swinke: The whiles he steru’d with hunger and with drouth He daily dyde, yet neuer throughly dyen couth.

not one thing; not anything

From this reading He lookt a little further, and espyde lxi Another wretch, whose carkasse deepe was drent Within the riuer, which the same did hyde: But both his hands most filthy feculent, Aboue the water were on high extent, And faynd to wash themselues incessantly; Yet nothing cleaner were for such intent, But rather fowler seemed to the eye; So lost his labour vaine and idle industry.

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading The knight him seeing labour so in vaine, lix Askt who he was, and what he ment thereby: Who groning deepe, thus answerd him againe; Most cursed of all creatures vnder skye, Lo _Tantalus_, I here tormented lye: Of whom high _Ioue_ wont whylome feasted bee, Lo here I now for want of food doe dye: But if that thou be such, as I thee see, Of grace I pray thee, giue to eat and drinke to mee.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Deepe was he drenched to the vpmost chin, lviii Yet gaped still, as coueting to drinke Of the cold liquor, which he waded in, And stretching forth his hand, did often thinke To reach the fruit, which grew vpon the brincke: But both the fruit from hand, and floud from mouth Did flie abacke, and made him vainely swinke: The whiles he steru’d with hunger and with drouth He daily dyde, yet neuer throughly dyen couth.

many times at short intervals

From this reading Deepe was he drenched to the vpmost chin, lviii Yet gaped still, as coueting to drinke Of the cold liquor, which he waded in, And stretching forth his hand, did often thinke To reach the fruit, which grew vpon the brincke: But both the fruit from hand, and floud from mouth Did flie abacke, and made him vainely swinke: The whiles he steru’d with hunger and with drouth He daily dyde, yet neuer throughly dyen couth.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading He lookt a little further, and espyde lxi Another wretch, whose carkasse deepe was drent Within the riuer, which the same did hyde: But both his hands most filthy feculent, Aboue the water were on high extent, And faynd to wash themselues incessantly; Yet nothing cleaner were for such intent, But rather fowler seemed to the eye; So lost his labour vaine and idle industry.

address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer

From this reading The knight him seeing labour so in vaine, lix Askt who he was, and what he ment thereby: Who groning deepe, thus answerd him againe; Most cursed of all creatures vnder skye, Lo _Tantalus_, I here tormented lye: Of whom high _Ioue_ wont whylome feasted bee, Lo here I now for want of food doe dye: But if that thou be such, as I thee see, Of grace I pray thee, giue to eat and drinke to mee.

give an exhibition of to an interested audience

From this reading Nay, nay, thou greedie _Tantalus_ (quoth he) lx Abide the fortune of thy present fate, And vnto all that liue in high degree, Ensample be of mind intemperate[691], To teach them how to vse their present state.

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From this reading Nay, nay, thou greedie _Tantalus_ (quoth he) lx Abide the fortune of thy present fate, And vnto all that liue in high degree, Ensample be of mind intemperate[691], To teach them how to vse their present state.

on the contrary

From this reading He lookt a little further, and espyde lxi Another wretch, whose carkasse deepe was drent Within the riuer, which the same did hyde: But both his hands most filthy feculent, Aboue the water were on high extent, And faynd to wash themselues incessantly; Yet nothing cleaner were for such intent, But rather fowler seemed to the eye; So lost his labour vaine and idle industry.

reach a destination, either real or abstract

From this reading Deepe was he drenched to the vpmost chin, lviii Yet gaped still, as coueting to drinke Of the cold liquor, which he waded in, And stretching forth his hand, did often thinke To reach the fruit, which grew vpon the brincke: But both the fruit from hand, and floud from mouth Did flie abacke, and made him vainely swinke: The whiles he steru’d with hunger and with drouth He daily dyde, yet neuer throughly dyen couth.

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From this reading He lookt a little further, and espyde lxi Another wretch, whose carkasse deepe was drent Within the riuer, which the same did hyde: But both his hands most filthy feculent, Aboue the water were on high extent, And faynd to wash themselues incessantly; Yet nothing cleaner were for such intent, But rather fowler seemed to the eye; So lost his labour vaine and idle industry.

Identical; not different.

From this reading He lookt a little further, and espyde lxi Another wretch, whose carkasse deepe was drent Within the riuer, which the same did hyde: But both his hands most filthy feculent, Aboue the water were on high extent, And faynd to wash themselues incessantly; Yet nothing cleaner were for such intent, But rather fowler seemed to the eye; So lost his labour vaine and idle industry.

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading The knight him seeing labour so in vaine, lix Askt who he was, and what he ment thereby: Who groning deepe, thus answerd him againe; Most cursed of all creatures vnder skye, Lo _Tantalus_, I here tormented lye: Of whom high _Ioue_ wont whylome feasted bee, Lo here I now for want of food doe dye: But if that thou be such, as I thee see, Of grace I pray thee, giue to eat and drinke to mee.

perception by means of the eyes

From this reading The knight him seeing labour so in vaine, lix Askt who he was, and what he ment thereby: Who groning deepe, thus answerd him againe; Most cursed of all creatures vnder skye, Lo _Tantalus_, I here tormented lye: Of whom high _Ioue_ wont whylome feasted bee, Lo here I now for want of food doe dye: But if that thou be such, as I thee see, Of grace I pray thee, giue to eat and drinke to mee.

past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading He lookt a little further, and espyde lxi Another wretch, whose carkasse deepe was drent Within the riuer, which the same did hyde: But both his hands most filthy feculent, Aboue the water were on high extent, And faynd to wash themselues incessantly; Yet nothing cleaner were for such intent, But rather fowler seemed to the eye; So lost his labour vaine and idle industry.

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From this reading The knight him seeing labour so in vaine, lix Askt who he was, and what he ment thereby: Who groning deepe, thus answerd him againe; Most cursed of all creatures vnder skye, Lo _Tantalus_, I here tormented lye: Of whom high _Ioue_ wont whylome feasted bee, Lo here I now for want of food doe dye: But if that thou be such, as I thee see, Of grace I pray thee, giue to eat and drinke to mee.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading The knight him seeing labour so in vaine, lix Askt who he was, and what he ment thereby: Who groning deepe, thus answerd him againe; Most cursed of all creatures vnder skye, Lo _Tantalus_, I here tormented lye: Of whom high _Ioue_ wont whylome feasted bee, Lo here I now for want of food doe dye: But if that thou be such, as I thee see, Of grace I pray thee, giue to eat and drinke to mee.

the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation

From this reading Nay, nay, thou greedie _Tantalus_ (quoth he) lx Abide the fortune of thy present fate, And vnto all that liue in high degree, Ensample be of mind intemperate[691], To teach them how to vse their present state.

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From this reading Deepe was he drenched to the vpmost chin, lviii Yet gaped still, as coueting to drinke Of the cold liquor, which he waded in, And stretching forth his hand, did often thinke To reach the fruit, which grew vpon the brincke: But both the fruit from hand, and floud from mouth Did flie abacke, and made him vainely swinke: The whiles he steru’d with hunger and with drouth He daily dyde, yet neuer throughly dyen couth.

not in physical motion

From this reading Deepe was he drenched to the vpmost chin, lviii Yet gaped still, as coueting to drinke Of the cold liquor, which he waded in, And stretching forth his hand, did often thinke To reach the fruit, which grew vpon the brincke: But both the fruit from hand, and floud from mouth Did flie abacke, and made him vainely swinke: The whiles he steru’d with hunger and with drouth He daily dyde, yet neuer throughly dyen couth.

act of expanding by lengthening or widening

From this reading Deepe was he drenched to the vpmost chin, lviii Yet gaped still, as coueting to drinke Of the cold liquor, which he waded in, And stretching forth his hand, did often thinke To reach the fruit, which grew vpon the brincke: But both the fruit from hand, and floud from mouth Did flie abacke, and made him vainely swinke: The whiles he steru’d with hunger and with drouth He daily dyde, yet neuer throughly dyen couth.

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading The knight him seeing labour so in vaine, lix Askt who he was, and what he ment thereby: Who groning deepe, thus answerd him againe; Most cursed of all creatures vnder skye, Lo _Tantalus_, I here tormented lye: Of whom high _Ioue_ wont whylome feasted bee, Lo here I now for want of food doe dye: But if that thou be such, as I thee see, Of grace I pray thee, giue to eat and drinke to mee.

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From this reading Deepe was he drenched to the vpmost chin, lviii Yet gaped still, as coueting to drinke Of the cold liquor, which he waded in, And stretching forth his hand, did often thinke To reach the fruit, which grew vpon the brincke: But both the fruit from hand, and floud from mouth Did flie abacke, and made him vainely swinke: The whiles he steru’d with hunger and with drouth He daily dyde, yet neuer throughly dyen couth.

(Greek mythology) a wicked king and son of Zeus; condemned in Hades to stand in water that receded when he tried to drink and beneath fruit that receded when he reached for it

From this reading The knight him seeing labour so in vaine, lix Askt who he was, and what he ment thereby: Who groning deepe, thus answerd him againe; Most cursed of all creatures vnder skye, Lo _Tantalus_, I here tormented lye: Of whom high _Ioue_ wont whylome feasted bee, Lo here I now for want of food doe dye: But if that thou be such, as I thee see, Of grace I pray thee, giue to eat and drinke to mee.

impart skills or knowledge to

From this reading Nay, nay, thou greedie _Tantalus_ (quoth he) lx Abide the fortune of thy present fate, And vnto all that liue in high degree, Ensample be of mind intemperate[691], To teach them how to vse their present state.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading The knight him seeing labour so in vaine, lix Askt who he was, and what he ment thereby: Who groning deepe, thus answerd him againe; Most cursed of all creatures vnder skye, Lo _Tantalus_, I here tormented lye: Of whom high _Ioue_ wont whylome feasted bee, Lo here I now for want of food doe dye: But if that thou be such, as I thee see, Of grace I pray thee, giue to eat and drinke to mee.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Deepe was he drenched to the vpmost chin, lviii Yet gaped still, as coueting to drinke Of the cold liquor, which he waded in, And stretching forth his hand, did often thinke To reach the fruit, which grew vpon the brincke: But both the fruit from hand, and floud from mouth Did flie abacke, and made him vainely swinke: The whiles he steru’d with hunger and with drouth He daily dyde, yet neuer throughly dyen couth.

an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person

From this reading The knight him seeing labour so in vaine, lix Askt who he was, and what he ment thereby: Who groning deepe, thus answerd him againe; Most cursed of all creatures vnder skye, Lo _Tantalus_, I here tormented lye: Of whom high _Ioue_ wont whylome feasted bee, Lo here I now for want of food doe dye: But if that thou be such, as I thee see, Of grace I pray thee, giue to eat and drinke to mee.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading Nay, nay, thou greedie _Tantalus_ (quoth he) lx Abide the fortune of thy present fate, And vnto all that liue in high degree, Ensample be of mind intemperate[691], To teach them how to vse their present state.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading Nay, nay, thou greedie _Tantalus_ (quoth he) lx Abide the fortune of thy present fate, And vnto all that liue in high degree, Ensample be of mind intemperate[691], To teach them how to vse their present state.

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From this reading He lookt a little further, and espyde lxi Another wretch, whose carkasse deepe was drent Within the riuer, which the same did hyde: But both his hands most filthy feculent, Aboue the water were on high extent, And faynd to wash themselues incessantly; Yet nothing cleaner were for such intent, But rather fowler seemed to the eye; So lost his labour vaine and idle industry.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading Then gan the cursed wretch aloud to cry, Accusing highest _Ioue_ and gods ingrate, And eke blaspheming heauen bitterly, As authour of vniustice, there to let him dye.

in or at that place or location

From this reading Then gan the cursed wretch aloud to cry, Accusing highest _Ioue_ and gods ingrate, And eke blaspheming heauen bitterly, As authour of vniustice, there to let him dye.

by that means or because of that

From this reading The knight him seeing labour so in vaine, lix Askt who he was, and what he ment thereby: Who groning deepe, thus answerd him againe; Most cursed of all creatures vnder skye, Lo _Tantalus_, I here tormented lye: Of whom high _Ioue_ wont whylome feasted bee, Lo here I now for want of food doe dye: But if that thou be such, as I thee see, Of grace I pray thee, giue to eat and drinke to mee.

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From this reading Deepe was he drenched to the vpmost chin, lviii Yet gaped still, as coueting to drinke Of the cold liquor, which he waded in, And stretching forth his hand, did often thinke To reach the fruit, which grew vpon the brincke: But both the fruit from hand, and floud from mouth Did flie abacke, and made him vainely swinke: The whiles he steru’d with hunger and with drouth He daily dyde, yet neuer throughly dyen couth.

an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person

From this reading The knight him seeing labour so in vaine, lix Askt who he was, and what he ment thereby: Who groning deepe, thus answerd him againe; Most cursed of all creatures vnder skye, Lo _Tantalus_, I here tormented lye: Of whom high _Ioue_ wont whylome feasted bee, Lo here I now for want of food doe dye: But if that thou be such, as I thee see, Of grace I pray thee, giue to eat and drinke to mee.

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From this reading Deepe was he drenched to the vpmost chin, lviii Yet gaped still, as coueting to drinke Of the cold liquor, which he waded in, And stretching forth his hand, did often thinke To reach the fruit, which grew vpon the brincke: But both the fruit from hand, and floud from mouth Did flie abacke, and made him vainely swinke: The whiles he steru’d with hunger and with drouth He daily dyde, yet neuer throughly dyen couth.

(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result

From this reading The knight him seeing labour so in vaine, lix Askt who he was, and what he ment thereby: Who groning deepe, thus answerd him againe; Most cursed of all creatures vnder skye, Lo _Tantalus_, I here tormented lye: Of whom high _Ioue_ wont whylome feasted bee, Lo here I now for want of food doe dye: But if that thou be such, as I thee see, Of grace I pray thee, giue to eat and drinke to mee.

an old word for “your”, speaking to one person

From this reading Nay, nay, thou greedie _Tantalus_ (quoth he) lx Abide the fortune of thy present fate, And vnto all that liue in high degree, Ensample be of mind intemperate[691], To teach them how to vse their present state.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Deepe was he drenched to the vpmost chin, lviii Yet gaped still, as coueting to drinke Of the cold liquor, which he waded in, And stretching forth his hand, did often thinke To reach the fruit, which grew vpon the brincke: But both the fruit from hand, and floud from mouth Did flie abacke, and made him vainely swinke: The whiles he steru’d with hunger and with drouth He daily dyde, yet neuer throughly dyen couth.

experiencing intense pain especially mental pain

From this reading The knight him seeing labour so in vaine, lix Askt who he was, and what he ment thereby: Who groning deepe, thus answerd him againe; Most cursed of all creatures vnder skye, Lo _Tantalus_, I here tormented lye: Of whom high _Ioue_ wont whylome feasted bee, Lo here I now for want of food doe dye: But if that thou be such, as I thee see, Of grace I pray thee, giue to eat and drinke to mee.

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From this reading The knight him seeing labour so in vaine, lix Askt who he was, and what he ment thereby: Who groning deepe, thus answerd him againe; Most cursed of all creatures vnder skye, Lo _Tantalus_, I here tormented lye: Of whom high _Ioue_ wont whylome feasted bee, Lo here I now for want of food doe dye: But if that thou be such, as I thee see, Of grace I pray thee, giue to eat and drinke to mee.

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From this reading Deepe was he drenched to the vpmost chin, lviii Yet gaped still, as coueting to drinke Of the cold liquor, which he waded in, And stretching forth his hand, did often thinke To reach the fruit, which grew vpon the brincke: But both the fruit from hand, and floud from mouth Did flie abacke, and made him vainely swinke: The whiles he steru’d with hunger and with drouth He daily dyde, yet neuer throughly dyen couth.

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From this reading The knight him seeing labour so in vaine, lix Askt who he was, and what he ment thereby: Who groning deepe, thus answerd him againe; Most cursed of all creatures vnder skye, Lo _Tantalus_, I here tormented lye: Of whom high _Ioue_ wont whylome feasted bee, Lo here I now for want of food doe dye: But if that thou be such, as I thee see, Of grace I pray thee, giue to eat and drinke to mee.

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From this reading Then gan the cursed wretch aloud to cry, Accusing highest _Ioue_ and gods ingrate, And eke blaspheming heauen bitterly, As authour of vniustice, there to let him dye.

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From this reading Nay, nay, thou greedie _Tantalus_ (quoth he) lx Abide the fortune of thy present fate, And vnto all that liue in high degree, Ensample be of mind intemperate[691], To teach them how to vse their present state.

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From this reading Deepe was he drenched to the vpmost chin, lviii Yet gaped still, as coueting to drinke Of the cold liquor, which he waded in, And stretching forth his hand, did often thinke To reach the fruit, which grew vpon the brincke: But both the fruit from hand, and floud from mouth Did flie abacke, and made him vainely swinke: The whiles he steru’d with hunger and with drouth He daily dyde, yet neuer throughly dyen couth.

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From this reading Deepe was he drenched to the vpmost chin, lviii Yet gaped still, as coueting to drinke Of the cold liquor, which he waded in, And stretching forth his hand, did often thinke To reach the fruit, which grew vpon the brincke: But both the fruit from hand, and floud from mouth Did flie abacke, and made him vainely swinke: The whiles he steru’d with hunger and with drouth He daily dyde, yet neuer throughly dyen couth.

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From this reading Nay, nay, thou greedie _Tantalus_ (quoth he) lx Abide the fortune of thy present fate, And vnto all that liue in high degree, Ensample be of mind intemperate[691], To teach them how to vse their present state.

past form of “wade” — walk (through relatively shallow water)

From this reading Deepe was he drenched to the vpmost chin, lviii Yet gaped still, as coueting to drinke Of the cold liquor, which he waded in, And stretching forth his hand, did often thinke To reach the fruit, which grew vpon the brincke: But both the fruit from hand, and floud from mouth Did flie abacke, and made him vainely swinke: The whiles he steru’d with hunger and with drouth He daily dyde, yet neuer throughly dyen couth.

feel or have a desire for; want strongly

From this reading The knight him seeing labour so in vaine, lix Askt who he was, and what he ment thereby: Who groning deepe, thus answerd him againe; Most cursed of all creatures vnder skye, Lo _Tantalus_, I here tormented lye: Of whom high _Ioue_ wont whylome feasted bee, Lo here I now for want of food doe dye: But if that thou be such, as I thee see, Of grace I pray thee, giue to eat and drinke to mee.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Deepe was he drenched to the vpmost chin, lviii Yet gaped still, as coueting to drinke Of the cold liquor, which he waded in, And stretching forth his hand, did often thinke To reach the fruit, which grew vpon the brincke: But both the fruit from hand, and floud from mouth Did flie abacke, and made him vainely swinke: The whiles he steru’d with hunger and with drouth He daily dyde, yet neuer throughly dyen couth.

clean with some chemical process

From this reading He lookt a little further, and espyde lxi Another wretch, whose carkasse deepe was drent Within the riuer, which the same did hyde: But both his hands most filthy feculent, Aboue the water were on high extent, And faynd to wash themselues incessantly; Yet nothing cleaner were for such intent, But rather fowler seemed to the eye; So lost his labour vaine and idle industry.

binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent

From this reading He lookt a little further, and espyde lxi Another wretch, whose carkasse deepe was drent Within the riuer, which the same did hyde: But both his hands most filthy feculent, Aboue the water were on high extent, And faynd to wash themselues incessantly; Yet nothing cleaner were for such intent, But rather fowler seemed to the eye; So lost his labour vaine and idle industry.

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading He lookt a little further, and espyde lxi Another wretch, whose carkasse deepe was drent Within the riuer, which the same did hyde: But both his hands most filthy feculent, Aboue the water were on high extent, And faynd to wash themselues incessantly; Yet nothing cleaner were for such intent, But rather fowler seemed to the eye; So lost his labour vaine and idle industry.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading The knight him seeing labour so in vaine, lix Askt who he was, and what he ment thereby: Who groning deepe, thus answerd him againe; Most cursed of all creatures vnder skye, Lo _Tantalus_, I here tormented lye: Of whom high _Ioue_ wont whylome feasted bee, Lo here I now for want of food doe dye: But if that thou be such, as I thee see, Of grace I pray thee, giue to eat and drinke to mee.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading Deepe was he drenched to the vpmost chin, lviii Yet gaped still, as coueting to drinke Of the cold liquor, which he waded in, And stretching forth his hand, did often thinke To reach the fruit, which grew vpon the brincke: But both the fruit from hand, and floud from mouth Did flie abacke, and made him vainely swinke: The whiles he steru’d with hunger and with drouth He daily dyde, yet neuer throughly dyen couth.

plural of “while” — a period of indeterminate length (usually short) marked by some action or condition

From this reading Deepe was he drenched to the vpmost chin, lviii Yet gaped still, as coueting to drinke Of the cold liquor, which he waded in, And stretching forth his hand, did often thinke To reach the fruit, which grew vpon the brincke: But both the fruit from hand, and floud from mouth Did flie abacke, and made him vainely swinke: The whiles he steru’d with hunger and with drouth He daily dyde, yet neuer throughly dyen couth.

which person or people

From this reading The knight him seeing labour so in vaine, lix Askt who he was, and what he ment thereby: Who groning deepe, thus answerd him againe; Most cursed of all creatures vnder skye, Lo _Tantalus_, I here tormented lye: Of whom high _Ioue_ wont whylome feasted bee, Lo here I now for want of food doe dye: But if that thou be such, as I thee see, Of grace I pray thee, giue to eat and drinke to mee.

the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading The knight him seeing labour so in vaine, lix Askt who he was, and what he ment thereby: Who groning deepe, thus answerd him againe; Most cursed of all creatures vnder skye, Lo _Tantalus_, I here tormented lye: Of whom high _Ioue_ wont whylome feasted bee, Lo here I now for want of food doe dye: But if that thou be such, as I thee see, Of grace I pray thee, giue to eat and drinke to mee.

belonging to which person

From this reading He lookt a little further, and espyde lxi Another wretch, whose carkasse deepe was drent Within the riuer, which the same did hyde: But both his hands most filthy feculent, Aboue the water were on high extent, And faynd to wash themselues incessantly; Yet nothing cleaner were for such intent, But rather fowler seemed to the eye; So lost his labour vaine and idle industry.

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From this reading The knight him seeing labour so in vaine, lix Askt who he was, and what he ment thereby: Who groning deepe, thus answerd him againe; Most cursed of all creatures vnder skye, Lo _Tantalus_, I here tormented lye: Of whom high _Ioue_ wont whylome feasted bee, Lo here I now for want of food doe dye: But if that thou be such, as I thee see, Of grace I pray thee, giue to eat and drinke to mee.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Deepe was he drenched to the vpmost chin, lviii Yet gaped still, as coueting to drinke Of the cold liquor, which he waded in, And stretching forth his hand, did often thinke To reach the fruit, which grew vpon the brincke: But both the fruit from hand, and floud from mouth Did flie abacke, and made him vainely swinke: The whiles he steru’d with hunger and with drouth He daily dyde, yet neuer throughly dyen couth.

inside; before a period of time has passed

From this reading He lookt a little further, and espyde lxi Another wretch, whose carkasse deepe was drent Within the riuer, which the same did hyde: But both his hands most filthy feculent, Aboue the water were on high extent, And faynd to wash themselues incessantly; Yet nothing cleaner were for such intent, But rather fowler seemed to the eye; So lost his labour vaine and idle industry.

an established custom

From this reading The knight him seeing labour so in vaine, lix Askt who he was, and what he ment thereby: Who groning deepe, thus answerd him againe; Most cursed of all creatures vnder skye, Lo _Tantalus_, I here tormented lye: Of whom high _Ioue_ wont whylome feasted bee, Lo here I now for want of food doe dye: But if that thou be such, as I thee see, Of grace I pray thee, giue to eat and drinke to mee.

performs some wicked deed

From this reading Then gan the cursed wretch aloud to cry, Accusing highest _Ioue_ and gods ingrate, And eke blaspheming heauen bitterly, As authour of vniustice, there to let him dye.

but in spite of that

From this reading Deepe was he drenched to the vpmost chin, lviii Yet gaped still, as coueting to drinke Of the cold liquor, which he waded in, And stretching forth his hand, did often thinke To reach the fruit, which grew vpon the brincke: But both the fruit from hand, and floud from mouth Did flie abacke, and made him vainely swinke: The whiles he steru’d with hunger and with drouth He daily dyde, yet neuer throughly dyen couth.